TexMessage: Feds sending money to SE Texas to transform armory into manufacturing site

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Thursday, March 29

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The Economic Development Administration has issued a $1 million grant to Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation and the city of Port Arthur with the hope of transforming the Texas National Guard Armory into a manufacturing site.

John Bryson, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, announced the grant on Wednesday.

“This $1 million EDA investment in Texas is an example of the Obama Administration’s commitment to supporting American manufacturers and increasing their ability to make their goods here and sell them everywhere,” Bryson said. “The grant announced today will support the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in Port Arthur that will create new jobs and support an economy built to last.”

They estimate 100 news jobs to be created and private investments up to $10 million for Southeast Texas, and 75 percent of employees will be recruited from Port Arthur.

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